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Workout Tip of the Week: Staying Fit Without the Gym

Health & Fitness: Zappos blogs  Fri, 07/10/2009 - 07:00

It's another week of looming deadlines and the calendar's chock full of to-do items, which means getting to the gym might not be high on the priority list for yet another seven days. If you want to stay in shape, you do have some options outside of the usual gym circuit.

A few tweaks to your morning routine, and modifying your daily activities ever so slightly, might just be all you need to keep that metabolism revved up and keep you in shape.


 

Workout Tip of the Week: Stop the Clock for Fitness!

Health & Fitness: Zappos blogs  Thu, 05/14/2009 - 07:00

It's been a long and stressful day at the office, or you've been blessed with looking after a gaggle of young kids over the Spring Break holiday.

Whatever the case may be, hitting the gym for a workout or even your new exercise regimen suddenly disappeared into the abyss of the priority list. Working out regularly promises dozens of health benefits, including lower blood pressure, decreased stress levels and even a better sense of well being.


 

Standing Pilates: Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wherever You Are

Joan Breibart
Cover of Standing Pilates: Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wherever You Are
Perform Pilates postures just about anywhere-- and get faster results!Joseph Pilates's revolutionary methods of strengthening, toning, and even lengthening the body have become hugely popular all around the world. Now, in Standing Pilates, celebrated...